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41 <br /> <br />Consider approval of the proposed legislative matters resolution on Statewide Issues <br />(Attachment 2). <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said he thought the issue with the school board authority to <br />sue had been resolved. <br />Chair Dorosin said it is pending, and has yet to be passed. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Marcoplos to <br />approve: <br /> <br />The proposed legislative matters resolution on the North Carolina Association of County <br />Commissioners 2018 Short Session Priorities and Goals (Attachment 3). <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br /> <br />7. Reports <br /> <br />a. Update on the Manufactured Home Park Initiative <br />The Board received an update on the activities undertaken to date, as well as those that <br />are upcoming, as it relates to the County’s Manufactured Home Park Initiative. <br />Sherrill Hampton said the mobile home park issue is a small part of a bigger picture, and <br />Orange County has done so much more for affordable housing, and she is glad to be a part of <br />these efforts. <br />Sherrill Hampton reviewed the information below: <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The last update provided to the Board occurred on March 20, 2018. At that time, there were two <br />(2) manufactured home parks in threat of closure – Lakeview in Chapel Hill and Homestead <br />located on NC 86 South. Residents in the Homestead Mobile Home Park were given until <br />March 31, 2018 to relocate. The County is leading the effort to provide relocation options for <br />these residents. Since that time, the County staff worked with the park owner to secure an <br />extension until June 30, 2018 as it relates to the deadline for residents to relocate. <br /> <br />During the March 20th regular BOCC meeting, the Board approved the parameters for a <br />contract with EmPOWERment to provide relocation coordination services for the Homestead <br />Mobile Home Park residents. The listing below details the efforts undertaken by staff since mid- <br />March 2018. <br /> <br />RECENT AND UPCOMING ACTIVITIES: <br />• On March 17, 2018 - County staff met with the residents of Homestead Mobile Home <br />Park to discuss and evaluate potential options for relocation. Residents did not select <br />the option of securing units in a multi-family complex owned by a local nonprofit in <br />Chapel Hill. All families selected the option of an alternative manufactured home park. <br />County staff continues efforts to identify housing options based on the families’ selection <br />preference. <br />• March 21 – March 23, 2018 – County staff refined required features of the proposed <br />new manufactured units, especially those that add to the sustainability of the units,